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affordable housing

New housing development and where Nashville newcomers are finding their homes

By Magnolia McKay

May 2, 2023

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Remember when people were saying there were 100 new people moving to Nashville every day? The real numbers are much smaller, but there’s no denying that the Nashville area has welcomed a lot of newcomers in recent years. 

Filed Under: Programs Tagged With: affordable housing, Housing

Vanderbilt graduate students protest new apartments, as Nashville housing prices continue to rise

By Alexis Marshall

October 26, 2022

Graduate student workers are rallying at Vanderbilt University Wednesday to protest unaffordable housing.

Filed Under: Education, WPLN News Tagged With: affordable housing, Tennessee State University, Vanderbilt University

How Tennessee lawmakers tilted the scales toward developers to make it harder for cities to get affordable housing

By Ambriehl Crutchfield

October 14, 2022

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Earlier this month, Nashville residents told Metro Council they want the city’s help getting community needs met.

Filed Under: Metro Tagged With: affordable housing, Beacon Center, CREA, Ethan Link, ferrell haile, Melissa Cherry, Riverchase apartments, Stand Up Nashville

What housing is ‘affordable’ for you?

By Rose Gilbert

September 27, 2022

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Housing is affordable — meaning you are not cost burdened — if it takes up 30% or less of your gross income, according to national housing guidelines. But we want to know what YOU would consider affordable in Nashville.

Filed Under: Citizen Nashville, Programs Tagged With: affordable housing, East Bank, Housing

Nashville’s housing task force fills in more details of the ‘Imagine East Bank’ plan

By Ambriehl Crutchfield

September 21, 2022

Nashville officials are pitching the idea of building close to 3,600 affordable housing units on the city’s land for the future East Bank development.

Filed Under: Metro Tagged With: affordable housing, area median income, Brett Withers, East Bank, Mayor's affordable housing task force, Paulette Coleman

The mayor who ran on improving neighborhoods now wants to build a new one downtown

By Ambriehl Crutchfield

August 22, 2022

After resident frustration of downtown Nashville getting the most money from elected officials, Mayor John Cooper ran on improving neighborhoods.

Filed Under: Metro, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: affordable housing, downtown Nashville, East Bank, John Cooper, Oracle, River North, Titans stadium

Riverchase resident moves into new home, but feels the displaced community was treated ‘like we were kids’

By Ambriehl Crutchfield

August 9, 2022

Virginia Holland lived at the East Nashville Riverchase apartments for four years.

Filed Under: Metro, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: affordable housing, Housing, Riverchase, Riverchase apartments

Texas developer promises displaced Nashville residents they can return, but right now it’s up in the air

By Ambriehl Crutchfield

August 8, 2022

There are six families still living in the Riverchase apartments in East Nashville.

Filed Under: Metro Tagged With: affordable housing, CREA, displaced, LIHTC, Oracle, Riverchase apartments, Stephen Buchanan

What does ‘affordable housing’ mean to you?

By Rose Gilbert

August 3, 2022

The federal definition of affordable housing is spending no more than 30% of your income on rent or a mortgage. Is your definition of “affordable housing” different?

Filed Under: Citizen Nashville Tagged With: affordable housing, Housing

The federal government releases Nashville’s area median income, but it doesn’t reflect half of the city

By Ambriehl Crutchfield

July 14, 2022

This year, the median income for a family in the Metro Nashville area rose to $96,700.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: affordable housing, area median income, Housing, Metro Codes, North Lights, Richel Albright

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